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This is a summary of: Sillen, A., Dean, C. & Balter, V. Geochemical chronologies in Paranthropus robustus teeth inform habitat and life histories. Nat. Ecol. Evol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02798-1 (2025).